. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Editor's NoteâThe following article entitled CRANBERRIES was prepared by the writer of this column for the Outlook Ed- ition of Farm Economic Facts which will be published by the University of Massachusetts in early January. Since very few growers receive the above publi- cation and may be interested in the viewpoints expressed, it is pre- sented below for their considera- tion: The 1958 Crop Weatherwise, Mass. cranberry growers experience
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Editor's NoteâThe following article entitled CRANBERRIES was prepared by the writer of this column for the Outlook Ed- ition of Farm Economic Facts which will be published by the University of Massachusetts in early January. Since very few growers receive the above publi- cation and may be interested in the viewpoints expressed, it is pre- sented below for their considera- tion: The 1958 Crop Weatherwise, Mass. cranberry growers experienced another of the extremes so often associated with New England. In place of hurri- canes and drought, this season broke all existing records for rainfall. A total of inches of rain has been measured at the Cranberry Experiment Station from January through October, which already exceeds the yearly average of inches by over 10 inches. The number of frost wamings released during the spring and fall months were sub- stantially above normal. However, ample water supplies were avail- able to protect the bogs by flooding so that frost damage was negli- gible. In spite of these unfavorable conditions, Massachusetts grow- ers have equalled their second crop in history, exceeded only by the record production of 1953. The New England Crop Reporting ' Service estimated in November that the Massachusetts cranberry crop was 610,000 barrels, which is 8 percent greater than the 563,- 000 barrels harvested in 1957, and 11 percent above the 10-year aver- age of 550,500 barrels. "Weather conditions retarded coloring of the berries and delayed the start of the harvest and initial fresh fruit shipments by approximately two weeks. Berries were above aver- age in size and the general keep- ing quality by mid-November ex- ceeded expectations. Trends and Outlook Acreage The cranberry acreage in Massa- chusetts reached its peak in 1948 and 1949 wTien approximately 15,000 acres of bog w
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